Enrollment
164
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DORCHESTER 04·NCES 450000201597
Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle
1650 East Main Street, Dorchester, SC 29437 · (843)462-2470 · Dorchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL164 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
164 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 59 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 36% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle→Woodland High
Based on grade levels within Dorchester 04. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
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SC READY 2023-24 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.6%
SC avg 53.5%
Math
7.7%
SC avg 42.3%
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Dorchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #243 of 249 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #242 of 249 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 164 | #246 of 256 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #2 of 6 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
164
-9 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 8.2:1
% White
27%
was 34%
% Hispanic
8%
was 4%
% Black
59%
was 53%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 164 | 19 | 8.6:1 | 100% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 18 | 9.4:1 | 100% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 100% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 21 | 8.2:1 | 100% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 185 | 21 | 8.8:1 | 91% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (173 to 164); teachers down 10% (21 to 19).
About Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle
Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle is a middle school in Dorchester, South Carolina, according to federal school records. Its enrollment is 164 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in South Carolina average about 622 students, which makes this school 74% below average.
Dorchester 04 has 2,566 students spread across 7 schools.
The largest group at Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle is Black students, at 59%. Smaller groups are 27% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Native American. County-wide, 25% of Dorchester County residents are Black. The diversity index for Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 9.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle, which has 19. The school's 9.4:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for middle schools in South Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%. Public schools in Dorchester County average a similar 100%.
In the surrounding county, Dorchester County, the median household earns about $78,198 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle, Dorchester County has 35 public schools.
Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle's nearest public school is Harleyville Elementary (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2017-18 and 2023-24, Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle had a net loss of 9 students, or 5%. White students made up 34% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 27% in 2023-24.
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Dorchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,201
Census ACS
Median income
$78,198
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
29,832 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dorchester 04
- Woodland HighHigh · 680 students
- Williams Memorial ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Woodland Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
- St. George MiddleMiddle · 292 students
- Harleyville ElementaryElementary · 248 students
- Clay Hill ElementaryElementary · 174 students
Other schools in Dorchester
- Woodland HighHigh · 680 students
- Woodland Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
- Harleyville ElementaryElementary · 248 students
- Dorchester Career and Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Harleyville Elementary0.0 mi · 248
- MacDougall High5.2 mi · 4
- Clay Hill Elementary5.7 mi · 174
- Woodland Middle School6.2 mi · 455
- Woodland High6.6 mi · 680
- William M. Reeves Elementary11.6 mi · 930
Frequently asked questions
About Harleyville-Ridgeville MiddleHow many students attend Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle?
Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle enrolls approximately 164 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle serve?
Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle have?
Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle?
Student demographics at Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle are roughly 27% White, 8% Hispanic, 59% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle public or private?
Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dorchester 04.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.